John Bunker b. 2 Jun 1819 Maine, USA d. 12 Mar 1888 Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine, USA: Smith Family Tree

John Bunker

1819 - 1888 (68 years)

Name	John Bunker [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
Birth	2 Jun 1819	Maine, USA [2, 3, 5, 6, 9]
Gender	Male
Census	1820	Trenton, Hancock, Maine, USA [8]
	With Martha and Peter Bunker
Military Service	11 Dec 1861	Maine, USA [3, 4, 5, 7]
	Union Army - War of the Rebellion; Sergeant; 3rd Battery, 1st Regiment, Maine Light Artillery
		Unit-1st Maine Light Artillery (US) 3rd Battery - 1st Regiment, Maine Light Artillery
Military Draft Registration	1863	Trenton, Hancock, Maine, USA [9]
	Draft Registration - Civil War
Census	1880	Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine, USA [2]
	Marital Status: Married to Triphosa; Relation to Head: Self
Residence	1881	Maine, USA [4]
	Relation To Head: Soldier (Invalid Civil War Veteran) Pension Index
Death	12 Mar 1888	Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine, USA [3, 6]
Burial	Oak Hill Cemetery, Brewer, Penobscot, Maine, USA [3]
Person ID	I24246	A Tree Called Smith
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Father	Peter Bunker, b. 1787, Trenton, Hancock, Maine, USA d. 15 Jul 1857, Brewer, Penobscot, Maine, USA (Age 70 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Martha 'Patty' Jordan, b. 1797, Hancock County, Maine, USA d. 1870, Brewer, Penobscot, Maine, USA (Age 73 years)
Relationship	natural
Family ID	F7304	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family	Tryphosa Thomas Atherton, b. 22 Jun 1823, Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine, USA d. 14 May 1893, Rockland, Knox, Maine, USA (Age 69 years)
Marriage	Bef 1850 [10]
Family ID	F10073	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 2 Jun 1819 - Maine, USA
	Census - With Martha and Peter Bunker - 1820 - Trenton, Hancock, Maine, USA
	Military Service - Union Army - War of the Rebellion; Sergeant; 3rd Battery, 1st Regiment, Maine Light Artillery - 11 Dec 1861 - Maine, USA
	Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - Civil War - 1863 - Trenton, Hancock, Maine, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married to Triphosa; Relation to Head: Self - 1880 - Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine, USA
	Residence - Relation To Head: Soldier (Invalid Civil War Veteran) Pension Index - 1881 - Maine, USA
	Death - 12 Mar 1888 - Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine, USA

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Military Records

Military-BUNKER John (Record)
John Bunker, Line 27, Enlistment Record. "Maine, State Archive Collections, 1718-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939X-T7X2-2?cc=1877829&wc=9Y8P-L28%3A174548501%2C174548502%2C174590201 : 20 May 2014), Maine > Military Records-Civil War > 1st Battalion, Light Artillery and descriptive rolls, 1st…

Places

Unit-1st Maine Light Artillery (US)
3rd Battery - 1st Regiment, Maine Light Artillery

Sources

[S284] Ancestry.com, U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;).

U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
[S8915] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine; Roll: 480; Page: 120D; Enumeration District: 143.

1880 United States Federal Census
Year: 1880; Census Place: Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine; Roll: 480; Page: 120D; Enumeration District: 143
[S10407] Find a Grave - US Index, BUNKER John 1819-1888 (Veteran).
John Bunker served in the Union Army as a Sergeant; in the 3rd Battery, 1st Regiment, Maine Light Artillery
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86723974/john-bunker

[S153] National Archives and Records Administration, U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2000;), The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; S.

U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934
The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; S

[S156] Historical Data Systems, comp, U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2009;), Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database.
[S1479] Ancestry.com, Maine, Veterans Cemetery Records, 1676-1918, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2020;), State Archives; Augusta, Maine; Maine, Veterans Cemetery Records, 1676-1918.

Maine, Veterans Cemetery Records, 1676-1918
State Archives; Augusta, Maine; Maine, Veterans Cemetery Records, 1676-1918
[S1119] National Park Service, U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2007;).
[S626] Ancestry.com, 1820 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2010;), 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Trenton, Hancock, Maine; Page: 654; NARA Roll: M33_34; Image: 43.

1820 United States Federal Census
1820 U S Census; Census Place: Trenton, Hancock, Maine; Page: 654; NARA Roll: M33_34; Image: 43

[S1942] Ancestry.com, U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2010;), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsha.

U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsha

[S10407] Find a Grave - US Index, ATHERTON Tryphosa Bunker 1823-1893.
Tryphosea Thomas Atherton Bunker
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/131221336/tryphosea-bunker

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